Corn-planter and fertilizer-distributer



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JACOB W. DURYEA AND WILLIAM o. DURYEA,IOF BLAWENBURGLNEW JERSEY.

CORN-PLANTERAND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,105, dated December18 1894.

Application filed May 29, 1894.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that we, JACOB W. DURYEA and VVILLIAM O. DURYEA, ofBlawenburg, in

tween the two hills planted, enabling the operator to readily locate thechecks.

A furtherobject of the invention is toprovide independent devicescapable of being simultaneously Operated for dropping, .seed anddistributing fertilizer with the seed, each of thesaiddistributingdevices being provided with means whereby the amount droppedor distributed therefrom will be under the complete control of theoperator, the shifting of the cut-off mechanism being accomplished in anexceedingly convenient and simple man- A further object of the inventionis to provide a 'meanswhereby the seed will be received in pockets inthe seed-distributing device, and means will be provided for insuringthe seed to be dropped from the pocket at proper time, other means beingemployed for 'reniovingsurplus seed from the pockets as the seeddistributing mechanism is being operated.

- :Another object of the-invention is to pro vide a marking device whichwill .be in the nature of an endless chain,the machine being made totravel upon the chain and the chain to mark the groundbetween the rowsplanted, the markers being located upon the chain-at predeterminedintervals apart, said markers indicating the rows making an impressionsimultaneously with the discharge of the seed from the chutes connectedwith the distributing devices.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying Serial No. 512,839. (Nomodel.)

drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar figures and letters of reference indicatecorresponding" parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is vertical section takenthrough one side of the machine frame near one of the,

tribution or dropping of seed and fertilizing material. Fig. 5 is avertical transverse section through the distributing mechanism, takenessentially on the line 55 of Fig. 4, the said section being takensubstantially through the fertilizer distributing devices. Fig. 6 is avertical transverse section through the distributing mechanism, takenpractically on the line 66 of Fig. 4.,the said section being essentiallythrough the seed dropping devices. Fig. 7 is a diametri'cal sectionthrough theseed' dropping cylinder. Fig. 8 is a section taken throughsaid cylinder practically on the line 8-8 of Fig.7. Fig. 9 is an innerface view of one section of the cylinder. Fig. 10 is adiametricalsection through amodified form of the cylinder, adapted especially fortheplanting of corn; and Fig. llis an inner face view of one of thesections of the cornplanting cylinder shown in Fig. 10.

In carrying out the invention what may be termed the main frame of themachine consists of a front and rear bar and two side bars connectingthe same, the front and rear bars being preferably arched upward whilethe sidebars are arched in a contrary direction. Short axles 10, aresecured to the side bars of the main frame, each axle carrying a groundwheel 11. A swinging frame B, is carried by the main or wheel supportedframe A, and

the said swinging frame consists usually of two platforms or tablesO and0', each being provided with a longitudinal opening extending throughfrom top to bottom, the tables or platforms being connected by rods orbars 12 and 14, passing through their forward and rear side portions, orthe platforms may be attached to the bars, being simply supportedthereon. Between these two connecting bars 12 and 14 a shaft 13 is madeto extend from one platform to the other, the shafts being passedthrough the center of the openings in the platform from end to endthereof.

A forwardly and upwardly curved arm 15 is projected from each table orplatform 0 and C, and the forward ends of these arms are loosely mountedupon a crank shaft 16, the crank arm 16 of which is located usuallyatthe center of the said shaft. The shaft at its ends is made to passloosely through elongated boxes 17, as shown in'Fig. 2, and the saidboxes are secured to the front bar of the main frame A, one at each sideof the center of said bar, and each box is provided with an extension onits forward wall projecting beyond the outer side of the box, whichextension is provided with teeth 18, forming a rack surface. The openingin the boxes through which the shaft extends is made nearly the lengthof the boxes, and at each end of the shaft a pinion 19 is secured, whichengage with the rack surfaces of said boxes, as is shown in both Figs. 1and 2.

A distributing chute 20, is located at the bottom of each platformortable 0 and 0', sur-,

rounding entirely the opening therein. The said distributing chutes arepreferably given a slight forward inclination, and are made to taperdownwardly, being made smaller at their bottom portions.

A downwardly and rearwardly curved arm 21, is pivotally connected witheach supporting arm 15 of the swinging frame B, the rearwardly curvedarms 21 being provided with stops at their upper ends, engaging with theframe arms and limiting the forward movement-of said arms with whichthey are connected. A furrow opener 23, is located in front of eachdistributing chute, and each furrow opener is adjustably connected withone of the said arms 21, as shown in Fig. 2. Each furrow opener haslikewise connected with it a furrow closer, or covering device 24, whichis usually attached to the outer wing of the furrow opener, extendingrearwardly therefrom to the back of the distributing chute, the furrowcloser being substantially scroll shaped, or of somewhat spiralformation, as shown in both Figs. 1 and 3, whereby as the furrow isclosed it will be ridged or built upward at the same time.

The distributing mechanism carried by each platform and table is thesame, and this mechanism is clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. At theinner portion of the opening in the table 0', for example, thefertilizer distributing cylinder 25, is secured upon the shaft 13. Thiscylinder is provided with a series of longitudinal pockets 28, as shownin Figs. 4 and 5, which extend from an enlarged section 26, providedwith teeth 27 upon its inner face, or the face opposite the pockets, anda sliding section 29, provided with a bore adapted to the shape of thepocket section of the cylinder, and held to move longitudinally thereon,and the inner face of this sliding section is likewise preferablyprovided with teeth adapted to engage with the teeth of the fixedsection26, and when the teeth so engage the pockets 28 of this cylinderwill be made as small as may be found necessary; but the said pocketsmay be made as large as desired in order to receive and distribute alarger amount of .material by sliding the movable section 29 of thecylinder away from the fixed section, or in direction of the inner endof the table or platform, as the inner end of the sliding section 29, isusually provided with a recess 30, to receive a shifting rod 31, whichextends through and has sliding move ment in the inner end portion ofthe said table 0'.

The pockets 28 in the fertilizer distributor 25 extend longitudinallythereof, and are preferably semi-circular in cross section, as isclearly shown in Fig. 5. The seed distributing or dropping cylinder 32,is mounted upon the shaft 13 to turn therewith alongside of one end ofthe fertilizer distributer 25, the seed distributing cylinder beinglocated in the outer end portion ofthe opening contained in the saidtable'O. The seed distributing cylinder is made preferably in twosections 32 and 32", and the sections are hollow and closed at bothends. the two sections being placed upon the shaft and made to abut, theshaft being received in openings formed at the ends of the sections,surrounded by exteriorly threaded segmental collars 37; and by screwinga thumb nut or look nut over the abutting collars, and attaching thesaid nuts in any approved manner to the shaft, the sections of thecylinders are secured to place, making a complete cylinder, which may beremoved and replaced by one of another character when found desirable.

In one form of the seed-dropping or distributing cylinder 32, eachsection is provided with alongitudinal row of pockets 33, the saidpockets being usually of a circular shape, and each pocket beingadapted-to receive one or more seeds. A plunger 34, is located withineach pocket, having sliding movement therein, and the plunger of eachseries of pockets is attached to a cross bar or weight 35, provided witha shank 36, pivotally connected with the inner face of one section ofthe cylinder, as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, whereby as the cylinderrevolves, the sets of pockets being diametrically opposite, the plungersin the upper sets of pockets receiving the seed, will be drawn downwardby their attached weight, as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, while theplungers in the lower set'of pockets, or those in position to dischargeseed, will be forced in an outwardly direction by their attached weight,and will insure the depart- 'and the pockets are in communication with aspace 40, located between two ribs 38 and 39 formed upon the interiorcircumferential face of each section, as shown in Fig. 11; and in theevent the grain of corn, for example, should wedge itself, or stick inany manner in a pocket, it will surely be dislodged and dischargedtherefrom through the medium of an elongated discharging roller 41,mounted loosely in the cylinder and held to revolve freely therein asthe cylinder isturned, the discharge roller being provided with acentral annular rib or flange 42, which travels in the space between theribs 38 and 39. This roller will necessarily always remain in the bottomportion of thecylinder, and will be always more or less in motion.Consequently the flange or rib 42 of the roller will tendto force anyseed from the'lowermost pocketthat mayhave a tendency to cling therein.I A hopper 43, is locatedover the fertilizer distributing cylinder, inwhich hopper thefertilizing material is placed;. and the fertilizer"receivin g hoppers-on the two platforms or tables are connected by ashaft 44, provided between the hoppers preferably with asprocket wheel45; and the ends of the shaft within the hoppers have secured thereonagitating wheels or drums 46, comprising usually a single hub and adouble set of blades radiating therefrom,as shown in Fig. 4.

The seed-receiving hopper 47, islocated over each of the seeddistributing drums 32,

- as shown in Figs. 4 and-'6, each of the said hoppers being providedwith a series of leveling dogs or pawls 48, the leveling dogs or pawlsbeing pivoted in the hopper, and they are made to conform to theexterior of the cylinder, substantially resting thereon, and one of thesaid leveling pawls or dogs is located in such manner as to pass overacorrespondin g seed receiving pocket in each section of the seeddropping cylinder. Thus it will be observed, any excess of seed that maytake place and be taken up by a pocket will be cut off by the pawl ordog beneath which that pocket must travel, and I any desired number ofthese pockets may be made to receive and discharge the seed through thern'ediuin of a cut-off 49 in the nature of a slide, semi-circular incross section and having guided movementin a longitudinal direction inthe bottom of the hopper over the cylinder. Thus, as shown 'inFig. 4, bymeans of this slide any one or more of the seed receiving pockets may beprevented from taking seed.

The'hopper 47, located over the seed-dropping cylinder is preferably.hinged at one side so that itmay be conveniently thrown back to removethe seed-receiving cylinder'and re place it by another if so desired.

A gate 50, is adapted to normally close the bottom ofeach of theseed-distributing chutes, as shown in Figs. 3,5 and 6,and each gate isprovided with an upwardly extending shank located at the rear of thechute it is intended to close, the said shank being securely attached tothe ends of a rock shaft 51, extending from one chute to the other, andheld to turn in bearings located upon the chute, the said rock shaftbeing provided with a trip arm 52, securely attached thereto and aboutcentrally located. The gates are normally kept closed, and the trip armmaintained in a substantially vertical position through the medium of aspring 53, coiled around the rock shaft and having bearing for exampleagainst the arm 52 and one of the chutes.

The swinging frame B, is made to carry a longitudinal bar 54, which issecured in-any suitable or approved manner to the central portions ofthe cross bars 12 and 14 of said frame. a This longitudinal bar 54, isprovided with a fork 55 at its forward end, and a second fork 55,usually smaller at its rear end. The bar 54 may be made ofany desiredmaterial. In the drawings it is illustrated as consisting of a socketintegral with the forward fork, a tubular body connected to thesocketand attached to the cross bars 12 and 14 by a'shoe 54, the metalsocket 55 at the rear end of the bar being adjustably conneetedtherewith. The bars extend rearwardly a predetermined distance beyondthe rear end of the-main frame, but terminate short of the forward end.

A large wheel 56, is journaled inthe forward fork 55 of the central bar54, and this wheel, as shown in Fig. 2", isprovided with a peripheralgroove 57 and projections 58, formed at intervals in the centralportionsof the groove. The rear wheel 59, or the wheel journaled in the rearsocket 55 is much smaller than the forward wheel, and its pevided with agroove 59 only; The wheels 56 and 59 are adapted to carry an endlesscheck row belt D. This belt is preferably a chain belt, being composedofa series of pivotally connected links 60, and the said links areprovided at intervals with spurs 61, formed upon their outer faces,adapted to enter the ground and prevent the chain from slipping. Theinner faces of the links are made semi-circularor dome-shaped, and thechain belt in passing over thelarge wheel 56 will therefore fit into thegroove'57 thereon, and the domeshaped faces of sundry of the links areprovidedwith recesses 58, to receive the projections 58 on the saidwheel, in order that the chain belt shall not slip in passing over thiswheel; but in the small wheel 59 the projections 58 may be omitted, andpreferably are omitted, the belt merely fitting to the grooved peripherythereof.

The check rowers 62 are formed at intervals upon the outer face of themarking or checking belt D. These markers, or check rowers, are usuallymade in the form of blocks, as illustrated, and they may be given anydesired shape, and each marking or check section of the belt, as theywill be hereinafter called, is provided with an arm 63, which extendsbeyond the inner face of the belt, as is likewise shown in Fig. 2. Thesearms 63, act as trips,

and when they engage with the arm 52 on the rock shaft, controlling thegates of the delivery chutes as shown in Fig. 3, they will cause thesaid gates to be opened, and the seed and fertilizing material will atthat time be dropped in the furrow, forming a hill, and the location ofthe hills will be marked by the said marking or checking section towhich the trip arm 63, is attached; and as soon as the arm 52 of therock shaft 51 is released from the trip arm 63, the rock shaft willrestore the gates to their normal or closed position.

A standard 64, is pivotally connected with one side of the forwardportion of the forward fork 55 of the chaiusupporting bar 54, the saidstandard being adjustably connected with the said fork, and it is madeto extend downwardly and forwardly, and curved slightly in advance ofthe forward chain-carrying wheel 56; and a shovel is secured to thelower end of the standard 6i, which will travel in advance of the saidwheel 56, and will remove any stones, weeds, or other retarding materialfrom the path of the marker chain. The said chain-supporting bar 54,near its lower end, is provided with an attached standard 66, whichextends downward therefrom, and carries a grooved wheel 67, whichtravels upon the upper face of the lower stretch of the marking chain,serving to keep the same in place in the ground. The distributing, orseed and fertilizer dropping mechanism, is driven from the forward wheel56, by locating upon the axle of said wheel a chain wheel 68, connectedby a belt 69 with a spur wheel 70,1ocated upon the shaft 13 of saidmechanism; and the same belt operates the shaft 14: that carries theagitators 46, through the medium of its pinion 45.

The tongue or pole 71, is secured upon the central portion of the mainframe A at the back and at the front in any approved manner, a portionof the pole extending beyond the rear of the said frame. The pole nearits rear end supports a standard 72, which carries the drivers seat 73;and near said drivers seat a hand lever 74: is located, carrying theusual thumb latch 75, adapted for engagement with a rack 7 6 locatedupon the tongue. The hand lever 74 is attached to the rock shaft 77,which is jourualed in the upper portion of the tongue, and the said rockshaft is provided at one end with a single crank arm 78, and at theopposite end with an angled or Lshaped arm 79. The crank arm 78, extendsin a forwardly direction. Likewiseone member of the angled crank 79; andthis latter member, together with the crank arm 78, are each connectedby a link 80, usually with the forward cross bar 14 of the swingingframe 13, while thelower member of the angled crank arm 79, is connectedby a link 81 with the crank arm 16 of the crank shaft 16. Thus when thehand lever 74 is drawn toward the driver, it through the medium of thelinks 80, will raise the rear portion of the swinging frame B, andthereby carry the rear and central portion of the marking belt from outof engagement with the ground, and likewise the furrow openers, whilethrough the medium of the link 81 the hand lever will cause the rockshaft 16 to move in such direction that its pinions 19 will travel upthe racked surface of the bearings 17 and elevate the forward portion ofthe said sliding frame.

At the rear end of the pole 71, a short shaft 82, is transverselyjournaled, provided with a rearwardly-extending arm 83 at each end, andone of the said arms is' provided with an upward extension 83, connectedby a link 84.- with the downwardly-extending member of the angle crank79. A marking rod or arm 85 is pivoted at its inner end at the extremerear end of the pole, whereby it may be carried to the right or to theleft hand side of the machine as may be desired; and the said armterminates at its outer end in the usual shoe 86, The inner end of themarking arm will rest upon one of the rear arms 83 of the rear rockshaft 82; and when the hand lever is manipulated to raise the swingingframe, the marking bar 85 will be raised also.

In the operation of the machine, as it is drawn forward, the markingchain will enter the ground between the two rows being planted and willleave a decided trail, and instead of the chain moving the machine willtravel upon the chain, the chain never leaving the ground while theswinging frame B is lowered. The gearing of the machine is so calculatedthat for every one revolution of the ground wheels two checks will havebeen produced, and the seed distributing cylinder will have made onerevolution during that time, dropping seed twice, and the machinetraveling forward at each half revolution of the ground wheels will havebeen brought in such position that the operative mechanism of the gatesclosing the distributing chutes will be in position to be operated uponby the trip arm of one marker, dropping the seed in transverse alignmentwith that marking section of the chain; and at the next half revolutionof the ground wheels, the check of the second marker or marking sectionof the chain will be engaged by the operative mechanism of the gates,and the gates will be opened, and two more hills will have been planted.The revolution of the seed-dropping cylinder is such that the seed andfertilizer will be dropped upon the gates some time IIO prior to thegates being opened, since the dropping action of the cylinder takesplace only a shorttime after the gates are closed.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters -Patent 1.- In a planter, van endless check row belt provided-with spurs located at intervals thereon and adapted to enter the ground, and

markers located upon thebelt and projecting from the outer face thereof,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a planter, an endless-check-row'belt, provided with spurs locatedat intervals thereon and adapted to enter the ground, and markerslocated upon the outside of the belt and adapted to make an impressionon the ground, and means for supporting the belt,

mechanism of the seed discharge chutes of 3,

the planter, the planter being adapted to travel upon and over the saidbelt, as and for the purposespecified.

4. In a planter, the combination with an endlesscheck row beltcomprising a series of pivotally connected links, provided at intervalswith spurs upon their outer faces, and having their upper or inner facessemi-circular or dome shaped, the said links being provided at intervals.with recesses formed in their dome shaped faces, of wheels carried bythe planter and over which the endless belt passes, the said wheelsbeing provided with peripheral grooves in which the inner or dome shapedsurface of the belt is adapted to fit andone of said wheels beingprovided with projections formed at intervals in the central portions ofthe peripheral groove, the said projections being adaptedto be receivedin the recesses 'in the links, as and for, the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with a planter, its seed boxes, distributing chutes,gates'located in the seed boxes, and a mechanism, -substantially asshown and described, for opening the 6. In a planter, the combination,with a wheel supported frame, a swinging frame adj ustably connectedwith the wheel supported frame, seed boxes and distributing chutescarried by the swinging frame, and a bar extending forwardly andrearwardly, attached to said swinging frame, provided with aforwardlarge chain wheel and a rear smaller wheel of like character, of anendless chain check rower carried by said. wheels, provided with spursupon its outer face adapted to enter the ground and maintain the chainfrom moving in a forward direction, marking blocks lo- 'cated upon theoutersurface of the belt at predetermined intervals apart, a tripmechanism carried by each marking block, and extending beyond the innerface of the belt and a release mechanism connected with the distributingchutes and adapted to be operated from the trip mechanism of the markingblocks, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a planter, the combination, with a wheel-supported frame, aswinging and adjustable frame supported from the main frame, seed boxesand distributing devices carried by the swinging frame, distributingchutes leading downward fromthe boxes,

furrow openers located in front of the chutes, A

and coverers located at the rear thereof, of chain wheels carried by thesaid swinging frame, one in-advance of the other, an endless chainmarking beltcarried by the said wheels, having spurs upon its outer facewhereby the chain may not move in a forward direction when in engagementwith the ground, markers carried by the said chain, gates located in thedelivery chutes, means, substantially as described, for opening saidgates from the markers, andaclearance share located in advance of themarking chain, substantially as shown and described.

8.,In'a planter, the combination with the wheel supported frame, of theswinging frame carried thereby, the said swinging frame sup- 7 portingat its rear end the seed and fertilizer boxes, and having forwardlyextending arms, a crank shaft upon which the front ends of said arms areloosely mounted, elongated boxes secured to the main frame, and throughwhich pass loosely the ends of the crank shaft, a pinion secured to eachend of the crank shaft and a rack surface engaged by the said pinions, alongitudinal bar secured to said swinging frame, wheels journaled ateach end of the bar, an endless check row belt carried on'said wheels,and means, substantially as described, for raising and lowerin g thesaid swinging frame and the parts carried thereby, as and for thepurpose specified.

9. In a planter, the combination with the wheel supported frame, of theswinging frame carrying the seed and fertilizer boxes, alongitudinal barsecured to said frame, wheels journaled at each end of the bar andprovided with peripheral grooves, a check row beltcomposed of a seriesof pivotally connected links provided with spurs upon their outer facesand semi-circular or dome shaped upon their inner faces to fit theperipheral grooves in the wheels, and a grooved wheel carried by thelongitudinal bar and adapted to travel upon the upper or inner domeshaped or rounded face of the lower stretch of the marking chain,substantially as shown and de scribed.

10. In a planter, the combination with the wheel supported frame, theswinging frame, the endless check row belt, wheels carried by theswinging frame and over which the endless belt passes, the hand lever,and connections, substantially as described, between said hand lever andthe swinging frame for raising and lowering the same, of the pivotedmarking rod carried at the rear of the planter, the transverse rockshaft provided at each end with a rearwardly extending arm upon whichthe said marker rod is adapted to rest, and a connection between thesaid shaft and the hand lever, whereby the said marking rod is raisedwhen the hand lever is operated to raise the swinging frame, as and forthe purpose set forth.

11. In a planter, a fertilizer distributer, the same consisting of acylinder having receiving pockets adjustable in size, a hopper locatedabove the cylinder, an agitator located in the said hopper, means forrotating the said cylinder and agitator, a distributing chute arrangedbelow the cylinder, a gate adapted to close the bottom of said chute, ashank connected with said gate and extending upwardly at the rear of thechute, a rock shaft to which said shank is secured, a trip arm carriedby said rock shaft, a spring connected with said rock shaft and normallyclosing said gate, and means, substantially as shown and described, forengaging said trip arm and opening the gate, as and for the purpose setforth.

12. In a planter and seed distributing device, the same consisting of ahopper, a distributing chute located beneath the hopper, means,substantially as described, for controlling the outlet of the chute, anda seed dropping cylinder, held to revolve between the hopper and thesaid chute, the said cylinder being provided with series of pockets, andgravity plungers operating in said pockets, substantially as shown anddescribed.

13. In a planter, a seed distributing device, the same consisting of ahopper, a distributing chute located below the hopper, and aseeddropping cylinder held to rotate between the hopper and chute, thesaid cylinder being provided with series of pockets, and gravityoperatedplungers located within said pockets, and leveling dogs or pawlspivotally located in the hopper and arranged in corresponding order withthe seed receiving pockets, whereby one pawl or dog will pass over eachpocket located in the same circumferential plane and remove surplus seedtherefrom, substantially as shown and described.

14. In a planter, a seed distributing mechanism, the same consisting ofa hopper, a chute located below the hopper, and a seed dropping cylinderheld to revolve between the hopper and the chute, the cylinder beingprovided with a series of pockets adapted to receive seed, gravityplungers operating in the said pockets leveling dogs or pawls pivoted inthe hopper, and adapted, one for engagement with each circumferentialseries of pockets, and a slide located in the bottom of the hopper,capable of closing any predetermined number of pockets in the cylinder,as and for the purpose set forth.

15. In a planter, a seed distributing cylinder constructed in sectionsand prov-idedwith aseries of seed-receiving pockets, and gravityplungers operating in said pockets, substantially as shown anddescribed.

16. In a planter, a seed distributing cylinder formed in sections andprovided with seed receiving pockets produced in its outer face andleading into the interior, and a seed discharging device held in thesaid cylinder and adapted to extend into the said pockets when in theirlowermost position for the purpose of dislodging seed therefrom, as andfor the purpose specified.

17. Aseed distributing cylinder constructed in sections, provided withseed-receivin g pockets, plungers having movement in said pockets, and agravity lever connected with the plungers of each series of pockets, asand for the purpose specified.

18. In a planter, a seed distributing cylinder constructed in twolongitudinal sections and provided with a series of seed receivingpockets produced in its outer face and leading into the interior of thecylinder, plungers having movement in said pockets, a weighted cross bararranged in the interior of the cylinder and connected with the innerends of the plungers, the said cross bar being provided with a shank bywhich it is pivotally connected with the inner face of the cylinder,substantially as shown and described.

JACOB W. DURYEA. WILLIAM C. DURYEA.

Witnesses:

GARRET W. VOORHEES, JOHN H. TERHUNE.

